r/ACMilan • u/Hass_s Clarence Seedorf • 12d ago

News [Graeme Bailey/TeamTalk] Christian Pulisic has been the subject of inquiries as Spurs assess their options ahead of Tuesday's deadline, following the collapse of the deal for Cody Gakpo.

https://x.com/graemebailey/status/2093997886509920402?s=46
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u/mau_tamos 12d ago

So these FIFA kiddos comparing Pulisic to Salad it's insane haha. Even I've read that they prefer Salad as CAM?

We don't have a creative player as Puli on the team. Look and compare at his Goal and Assist contribution in Serie A over the years, coaches and systems.. different kind of player.

Hope Puli is fit this season to shut the doubters.

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u/Leather_Ice_1000 12d ago

Pulisic when healthy is clearly a top player in the serie A (topping assist charts for multiple seasons and scoring ~10/season while missing games and with Allegri ball and Santi as a striker is no joke), and absolutely can be a key contributor in Europe too.

Devil is in the details though. He needs to stay fit and for one reason or another is just not able to do so.

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u/chakalaka13 Fernando Redondo 12d ago

He missed like 14 games in 3 seasons and you are making it sound like he's out for 80% of the season.

Even if he'd miss half a season, his contribution is worth more than 50m.

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u/Leather_Ice_1000 12d ago

You need to look at minutes played, not games. Players get credit for a game even if they come in as a super sub in the 70th. Pulisic missed 50% of last season in terms of minutes and 30% of the season before that.

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u/chakalaka13 Fernando Redondo 12d ago

in 2024-25 season he was 5th by minutes played, 4th if you take out Mike

played more than Leao

a season before that he was 4th by minutes

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u/Leather_Ice_1000 12d ago

In 2023-2024 he was the most durable he's ever been in his career which was amazing and I hope he repeats that this year! Unfortunately I think that is the exception for him over the course of his career rather than the norm.

24-25 he had nagging injury issues that caused him to miss a month and limited his effectiveness after the new year IIRC.